Press release from National Drug Prevention Alliance, United KingdomYesterday, 26th June was International Anti-Narcotics Day – always a provocation to...
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“Medical” marijuana is bad medicine and bad policy
Press release from NCADD (National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.) Medical marijuana is bad medicine and bad policy...
Developmental consequences of perinatal cannabis exposure: behavioral and neuroendocrine effects in adult rodents
Abstract Rationale Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug among pregnant women. Since the endocannabinoid system plays a crucial...
World Drug Report 2010
Today UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) launched the World Drug Report 2010. The report shows that drug...
Materials from the 2nd World Forum Against Drugs
Materials from the 2nd World Forum Against Drugs is now available in a comprehensive form. Click here to view videos...
Marijuana liquid spray has received medical approval in the UK, further sealing the fate of fraudulent medical marijuana
Press release from Drug Free America Foundation (St. Petersburg, FL) Sativex, approved in the UK this week for treatment of...
New tobacco rules in the United States
As of today restrictions on cigarette branding and new labeling requirements go into effect in the United States. Restrictions include:...
NYC prosecutor campaigns against bill to make marijuana legal for health issues
NYC prosecutor Bridget Brennan urges NY not to legalize pot . Effort to stops legalizing “medical” marijuana
High-potency cannabis and the risk of psychosis
People who use cannabis have an increased risk of psychosis, an effect attributed to the active ingredient D9- tetrahydrocannabinol (D9-THC)....
Around 1 million Afghans suffer from drug addiction, UNODC reports
Afghanistan, the world’s leading producer of opium and heroin, is also facing a major and growing problem with drug abuse,...